cast

nouns

the actors in a play
cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae
container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
cast, mold, mould
the distinctive form in which a thing is made
"pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
cast, mold, mould, stamp
the visual appearance of something or someone
"the delicate cast of his features"
cast, form, shape
bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
cast, plaster bandage, plaster cast
object formed by a mold
cast, casting
the act of throwing dice
cast, roll
the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
cast, casting
a violent throw
cast, hurl

verbs

put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
cast, contrive, project, throw
deposit
"cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"
cast
is a type of (narrower)
convey or reveal information
"Give one's name"
give
select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
"He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
cast
verb group
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
"Who cast this beautiful movie?"
cast
entails
perform (a play), especially on a stage
"we are going to stage `Othello'"
present, represent, stage
entails
record in film
"The coronation was filmed"
film
entails
carry out or perform an action
"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
do, execute, perform
domain category
arts or skills that require public performance
performing arts
is a type of (narrower)
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
assign, delegate, depute, designate
throw forcefully
cast, hurl, hurtle
is derived from
casting
see also
cast anchor
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
"Who cast this beautiful movie?"
cast
is derived from
casting
verb group
select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
"He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
cast
is a type of (narrower)
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
assign, delegate, depute, designate
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
"cast a bronze sculpture"
cast, mold, mould
is derived from
caster
is derived from
casting
is derived from
casting
get rid of
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off
choose at random
"draw a card"; "cast lots"
cast, draw
formulate in a particular style or language
"I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
cast, couch, frame, put, redact
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up